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SPRING
2020
FREE
ISSUE
44
LUCY LEAVE
THUMBS UP FOR DIY DAZZLERS
INSIDE: LACUNA COMMON, LOVELY EGGS - GUIDED TOUR
OF THEIR RECORD COLLECTION
LIVE: HAPPY MONDAYS, PRIMAL SCREAM, LITTLE BROTHER
ELI, FONTAINES DC, SON OF DAVE, PEANESS, MOTHER AND
MUCH MORE
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Academy Events presents
MUSIC NEWS
Larrañaga looks at the impact of new tech on the
environment, composer Shirley Pegna records
vibrations in the ground from different parts of the
world and John Grzinich (pictured) shows how wind
can be a voice. Craaaaazy. The festival, on March 12
– 22 is put together by the Sonic Art Research Unit at
Brookes University. For full lineup and tickets visit
www.audiograft.co.uk
plus special guests
SUPERGRASS BY A NOSE The Pogues’ Bottle of
Smoke “The day being clear, the sky being bright/He
THURSDAY 11th JUNE FRIDAY 12th JUNE came up on the left like a streak of light.” and Up on
Cripple Creek by The Band “Odds were in my favour,
O2 Academy2 Oxford O2 Academy2 Islington, London I had him five to one, when that nag came around
RITUAL SPREADS WINGS Ritual Union the Cowley
the track, sure enough we had won” famously refer
Road mash-up is starting a new edition in Bristol. The
to tales of the tape. However, the newly reformed (for
venues are all similarly in the same street in Bristol
betsiegold.com | ticketmaster.co.uk gigs this year) Supergrass are about to take the racing
and pop relationship a bit further with their ‘Live after
with Rough Trade shop & venue, SWX and the Lanes
bowling alley all booming to the latest progressive
Racing’ open air gig at Windsor Race Course on August
indie & psych rock sounds. The lineup includes
29 this year, part of a tour which will be their first gigs
Marika Hackman, Dream Wife, Warmduscher,
since 2010. Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster.
Squid, Porridge Radio, Talk Show and Peaness and
there’s a strong Oxford contingent consisting of
NEW RECORD SHOP Riverman Records a new
bluesy rockers Premium Leisure, Carterton’s slacker
second hand vinyl shop has opened its doors in Walton
superstar Willie J Healey and smooth OX4 indie /
Street in Jericho. The shop is run by Andrew Tucker
soulful hopefuls Be Good, so it’s well worth the short
who ran The Groove and Henley Records record shops
trip down there. March 28, Nelson Street, Bristol.
in Henley for ten years. They sell pre – loved records
right across the genres – from blues to metal, indie to
EASTER GET INKED Alt rockers Easter Island Statues
soul, old and new and some CDs and books. The shop
had their previous single, the soaring, anthemic Laika
opening happily brings Oxford back to two record
played next to the Sex Pistols on the new E4 show
stores after Fopp was closed down. It’s open 10.30am
Tattoo Fixers where you can have your tattoo tarted up.
– 5pm Monday to Saturday at 153 Walton Street.
The band told us that the makers had picked up on the
song after seeing the video on YouTube by chance.
SUFFRAGETTE CITY: A Bird Eye View of the Music
Business is sure to be a fascinating afternoon talk
THE BOBO Within 5 seconds of listening to erstwhile
(with a follow - up gig at night), featuring three
Oxford film student The Bobo’s vocal performance
female artists’ views and experiences in the music
on this robustly produced Kid Kin track Love (700 Miles
industry. The featured artists are Piney Gir who is
Away), you know you are listening to a star in the making.
on to her seventh album in her own right but has
As soon as we heard her fabulous Lana del Rey-esque
also provided backing vocals for Gaz Coombes and
vocals wrapped in moody swirling synths, we were
Noel Gallagher recently, singer / songwriter Rough
immediately hooked. Get her on a streaming platform - go
Trade artist Samantha Whates and Fiona Bevan who
catch her in the flesh if you see her name on a local poster.
is a songwriter for the likes of 1d and Lewis Capaldi.
It’s all on Friday March 13, the afternoon talk is at
JODY & THE JERMS have us yearning
the Faculty of Music 3-5pm (it’s free, but you need
for summer fun such are the warm
to reserve a ticket) in St Aldates and in the evening
vibes radiating from Oxford three –
they’ll be playing the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
piece’s first slew of EPs they’ve put out
Centre (5.00 advance tickets from WGT)
in the past couple of months. Well
retro but addictive big riff - trousered
AUDIOGRAFT Mess with your perceptions, listen
guitar pop is their thing, re-imagining
to something that’s rebooting what’s considered
The Belltower’s Never Going Home for their first
normal, check out the lineup of experimental
single.and they follow that and their later Today EP
acts, exhibitions and sound arts events for this
with Stay, rocking big breezy choruses a la Primitives
year’s Audiograft. Now in its tenth year, the six day
or Darling Buds. They play The Wheatsheaf February
festival has a full programme of events at MAO,
22 and the Jericho Tavern March 19.
Ovada, Holywell Music Rooms and Fusion. For
Read more local music reviews on P23.
the installation and exhibition side - Susana G.
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NEWS AN ACADEMY EVENTS PRESENTATION BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THIS IS NOW AGENCY
presents
HIGH FIVE FOR GLOVEBOX
plus guests
The Witney and Oxford promoters are five years old
this year, with over 100 shows already under their belts.
Founder Adrian told us the ups and downs of their first
five years of existence. OMS’s Autumn Neagle:
“The first gig we did together (with partner Mark) was The POPBITS
Redlands Palomino Co & Ags Connolly Oct 2014.”
Shhhh it’s the Radiohead Public Library
Did they ever feel like stopping? So our Oxford lads rocked the music world and broke
Adrian – “When you do a cracking show and don’t quite the internet again, up-skilling their website into an
get the numbers to breakeven it’s tough. We did The online resource for fans featuring videos, music,
Stone Foundation a couple of years ago, which did really artwork, merch, and ‘assorted ephemera’. Perhaps
well, but still lost money – it was the VAT that killed us! my fave part (aside from haircuts-thru-the-decades,
We’ve only ever had to cancel three gigs though – no obvs) was Colin Greenwood excitedly chatting about
names!” hunting down footage from as far back as the ‘90s and
curating his best-bits as a virtual library trolley-dolly. FRIDAY 10TH APRIL
And how do they see the local scene itself? Signing up and perusing the shelves, a couple of local
Adrian – “I think there are some great promoters out highlights stand out – live ‘karaoke’ full show filmed at
O2 ACADEMY
there (apart from us) that work hard to keep bringing in
interesting and varied artists. It’s nice that you don’t just
Oxford Apollo, 1995 (now New Theatre) – and baby OXFORD
Radiohead’s first ever video, Creep, recorded at The
have to rely on the Academy for gigs and that places like Oxford Venue in ‘92. A bit of muso-memorabelia – the TICKETMASTER.CO.UK I SKIDDLE.COM Saturday 11th April 2020
The Bully, SJE Arts, The Jericho and Old Fire Station (that band later became supporters for the venue’s refurb
we use a lot) can draw a decent audience.” and transformation (along with Supergrass and Ride)
O2 Academy2 Oxford
into what became the nationally acclaimed The Zodiac, ticketmaster.co.uk
“We’ve got lots coming (now O2 Academy) enabling the local music scene to
up including country- thrive. I ‘worked’ there for 10 years (sorry to come
soul American artist Sam over all Mary Anne Hobbs) and we had regular visits presents
ACADEMY EVENTS BY ARRANGEMENT WITH LITTLE BIG AGENCY PRESENTS
Lewis, award-winning by fans (mainly Japanese) to see - and kiss - the stage
AND SO I WATCH
British country singer thanks to this video! (Also, #euwww, I know where it’s
Laura Oakes, folk stalwart been). The rest, as they say, is history. Go browse.
Chris Wood, Welsh folk-
rockers Rusty Shackle,
Celtic-Americana
Duckin’ and divin’ with Chris Barker
You may have recently spotted Oxfordshire artist –
PLUS GUESTS
YOU FROM AFAR
4-piece The Orange and all round Mr Nice Guy – Chris Barker (Premium PLUS GUESTS
Circus Band and jazz Leisure / Willie J Healey) balancing in a canoe and
legend Sarah Jane narrowly avoiding a dip - either from a low flying duck,
Morris with her tribute to or maybe from being manoeuvred and papped by
John Martyn.” OMS’s ubiquitous and talented photographer, Jason
Warner (Fyrefly Studios). (Jason, poor chap, still
Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook, suffering PTSD from Cats ‘the Greatest movie ever
Glovebox 2019 made’) The guys were out and about on a photoshoot
and he luckily survived to tell me how he’s been
working on some new material with producer Oli
Barton-Wood (Nilüfer Yanya, Porridge Radio) and
Huge thanks to all the contributors for this issue: Cheryl Flynn, planning on releasing a new Premium Leisure single in
Jason Warner, Chris Monger, Liz Green and Katy Hills, Autumn
spring. Can’t wait! Check him out on FB/YouTube.
Neagle, Matt Chapman Jones, Dave Roberts, Munro Page,
Marc West, John James, Mariella Bevan, Rachel Wheble,
Andjela Grubnic, Derek West, Tim Hughes. I’m loving volunteering for Witney Music Festival
(12 -13 June, The Leys free). Line-up
Edited by Stewart Garden announcements coming soon, or enter
Design by Autumn Neagle. Battle of the Bands for a slot on stage?
Plus - check out our two week pre-fest FRIDAY 1st MAY 2020 // 6.30pm-10pm
Published by Back & to the Left Publishing Contact: back-
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a festival of
sonic art
& experimental music
in venues all over oxford
12 - 22
THE STUDIO
If you’re new to the instrument, try and find a friend
who can help out, or failing that speak to the shop
march staff who will be able to help with what you’re after.
& GEAR SPY “We like to see who the equipment goes to.” Aldie says
about their shop. “All the people that work here are
with CHRIS MONGER experienced musicians - find a place where you can
talk to people and try things out”.
www.audiograft.co.uk CLIMATE ACTION When looking to buy any instrument it’s best to
WHILE YOU ROCK’ try it out first, but this goes extra for second hand
instruments that might have been well used.
N’ ROLL “Make sure it works unless you’re going to fix it up
- if you’re buying an instrument for the first time, I’d
recommend second hand. Especially if you’re not sure
GUIDE TO PRE – LOVED if you’re going to stick with it. You can try it out on a
cheaper instrument and if you decide to upgrade down
INSTRUMENT BUYING the line, you can. You can get better deals if you buy
There can be a lot to think about when buying a second hand and want to get to play it, unless you
musical instrument, especially when just starting out, know exactly what you’re looking for.”
either on that instrument or overall.
Following on from their Witney based initiative of
I sat down with Easy and Aldie from MuzoAkademy, who teaching music and getting people playing together,
boast Rob Coombes from Supergrass and Simon Hanson the shop also has an upstairs area where they will be
(ex-Death in Vegas, currently of Squeeze) as patrons, focusing on music groups and lessons. “For someone
as they have just opened Oxford’s first music - based who’s bought an instrument, to have lessons at the
charity shop in Templars Square to go along with their same place is a big deal. A lot of shops don’t have the
programmes of lessons and band introductory sessions. space or the people, but we want to make 50% of what
we do the follow on and the lessons.”
The shop is a trove of guitars, keyboards, drums along
with amplifiers, PA systems, recording gear and some MuzoAkademy shop
less regular instruments including clarinets and a sitar. is at Templars Square,
“It’s a great system” Aldie explains, “A lot of the time
people have stuff they don’t use, it’s too much of a
Oxford
hassle to sell and they want it to be used by someone
else”. The donations allow them to offer instruments at enquiries@
a point which makes it an option for people who want muzoakademy.com
to try the hobby out before committing. “We want to
make music accessible” Easy says, “We were selling
guitars for £15 before Christmas for people that can’t
afford to go and buy a starter guitar.”
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went up to the sound person and asked them And we were worrying about hanging a picture
to take the delay off!“ Jenny - “They – it’s an absurd dichotomy.”
were making us sound pro!” She went on...
“We don’t want to keep still, doing the same LISTENINGS And what were they listening to
thing for too long. There was one song we had that informed the new album? They often get
real difficulty with on this album because it was likened to bands they’ve never heard, so what
the same all the way through. It didn’t feel like DOES make it in there?
a Lucy Leave song so we had to take it apart Jenny - “We got compared to Sebadoh and
and mess with it – now it’s different, it keeps we’d never heard Sebadoh.”
changing.” Mike – “Fleetwood Mac, the good period –
Tusk to Tango in the Night – talking of polished,
“We’re a bit I put some acoustic guitar on one of the songs
and some synth (Snow) because I was listening
to Tango in the Night. That was controversial
allergic to but it’s made it on.” Jenny – “I was reading
Carrie Browstein’s memoir so that made me
think about Sleater Kinney and how they put
LUCY LEAVE: OXFORD’S FINEST polished” their songs together. Also Janelle Monae – she
worked with Prince and was a bit of a protégé
of his.” Pete – “Music is a strong identifier with
FAMILY Which brings us to their new album.
ON DOING SO WELL AND THEIR They were given the accolade of Band of the
me so it takes new music a long time to creep
in, so I was listening to the same thing – our
Year by the local BBC Introducing last year –
first album, Minutemen…John Fahey.”
WONDERFUL WORLD OF ‘WEIRDO POP’ . so, a hard act to follow? Jenny - “We’re always
pretty much writing – we don’t do writing
Lucy Leave pleasingly don’t hold back with
We are sitting in the back of an Oxford boozer four bands on the bill; him, Balloon Ascents, phase then promotion phase. So stuff’s always
their views on the world (their Twitter handle
on the wettest night of the year – biblical Duchess and Daisy. Balloon Ascents headlined coming out and we’re always working on new
was Lucy Remain last year), I asked them how
stuff coming down. The resourceful local and they were amazing. So I rang Pete and said things.” Pete – “I think the lyrics represent what
they were dealing with B@#$xit catharsis that
three piece have pulled up blankets to keep ‘there’s a scene here with a space for us to be we were going through and what we were
engulfed us all last year but the Lucy Leave
their knees warm, chips and garlic bread are a bit weird and play some weird pop music – talking about. It’s a bit like family and we talk to
message is hopeful. Mike – “We’re focusing
on the table. Drummer Pete, who is just back we should form a band.’ Pete interjects with each other about our lives. We have issues that
on the album and writing new songs, coping
from a cycling trip to Europe and singer Mike a different version of events “We were playing we talk about and they’re on the album.”
with it that way, not really thinking about the
(except that they all sing) are discussing quite in a Pink Floyd tribute band for years. I moved They give me some clues as to how a Lucy
government.” Jenny – “Sometimes the big stuff
intensely the exact percentage of containers to Oxford for work – that’s when we started Leave song comes to be – they all contribute
can be really overwhelming – what you have
that fall off ships (an average of 1400 every playing more regularly. Jenny – “Not because parts both lyrically and musically. Jenny - “If we
to think about is the stuff you can do in your
year apparently). Myself and bassist Jenny Mike said ‘Let it be, and that it was?’”. sing it, we’ve probably written it. Sometimes,
life and in your immediate sphere. An old friend
are discussing smart speakers and why they there’ll be pretty much a song, Sometimes we
saw us at our last gig and said that our last
can’t understand Scottish accents (hopefully RESISTANCE Lucy Leave are well known in have a jam and then I’ll pinch a bit and try and
album had helped her through some incredibly
the band will do a bit better). We’re here to these parts for creating the most idiosyncratic write some words over it, then we bring it back
difficult stuff in her life – if just that one person
talk about the release of their second album pop music in town, sort of conscious slacker and chew it over again – it’s quite protracted.”
got that from that album then that’s incredible.
Everyone Is Doing So Well just out on the rock Oxford - style; check out their video for
Sometimes that’s all you’ve got to think about
fledgling record label launched by ubiquitous Thumbs with its thumb puppet cast for proof A fine example is one of the older songs 40
as a positive.”
local gig promoters Divine Schism. – I ask them whether they would ever become Years from their first EP. Mike – “It was an
‘polished’ and ruin it all? This point gets them instrumental (Jenny had made it about the
LUCY LEAVE TALKING TO STEWART GARDEN
PLAYING TOGETHER None of the band are the most animated of the evening. Mike laughs bio – diversity crisis originally) and Pete wanted
called Lucy but they hilariously reveal that they heartily. Jenny – “It’s never been a danger, some words for it – he said ‘I’ll write some
EVERYONE IS DOING
were in a Pink Floyd tribute band way back really. We’re a bit allergic to polished” words about the housing crisis’ – we’ve always
SO WELL IS OUT NOW
when, which will give you a clue about the been conscious of themes. Mike’s singing
ON DIVINE SCHISM
provenance of their name. They actually can’t We talk about how people taking any of the about how we’re renting and we’re paying
RECORDS.
agree about how the band came together. processes of being in a band away from them through the nose for a place and we can’t even
CATCH THEM IN
Jenny – “They’re brothers (Mike and Pete) - would make it less personal and therefore hang a picture because they’re going to fine
SESSION ON BBC
they’ve always done bands really”. ‘polished’ – Pete “Maybe that’s part of the fun, us for damaging a wall. So, we’re feeling under
INTRODUCING
Mike – “We didn’t really know anything about maybe that’s why we resist it.” But anyway, they this ridiculous pressure and Pete’s singing these
FEBRUARY 29
the local scene. Then a friend saw Oli’s (from have friends looking after them as well, making hopeful lyrics about a campaign where these
Stornoway) band Count Drachma in a pub – sure they don’t get on the dreaded straight and women did a sit – in protest and took all their Photos:
they were playing The Cellar and there were narrow– Pete “At our last gig, one of friends clothes off to get a reaction. Cover © Firefly Studios
Top left © Chris Monger
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LET’S GO DOWN lighting that people can control with an app on
their phone. Definitely a unique feature, and one BAND
THE STUDIO
that bands currently love for atmosphere.
RECOGNITION!
How can people kick back during sessions? (a look at our favourite local band
WITH TAD STUDIOS When live rooms are not being used they make monikers) #4
great chill out spaces during a recording session,
“We planned this studio to be as
friendly as possible to musicians”
as we have sofas and large screens with Apple
TV, allowing people to go on YouTube, watch TV
LACUNA COMMON
and even play games. If you like nature, you can THE FIZZING, MOSH - FRIENDLY ABINGDON-
How long has the studio been going for ? take a stroll and check out the surrounding farm ITES HAVEN’T LOOKED DOWN AFTER
It was opened in the summer of 2011 by Tom and its animals. The best local pub is The Acorn SUPPORTING BIFFY CLYRO LAST YEAR,
Clark with the aim to provide a fully equipped in Bicester. We’ve had a lot of team meetings BEING TIPPED IN THE NME TOP 100 FOR How did the video for the Lack Of Knowledge
rehearsal facility run by musicians, for musicians. within its walls, and its choice of drink coupled 2020 RECENTLY. SINGER ALFIE TELLS which was filmed on Cowley Road come about?
Tom was introduced to Umair Chaudhry by Mark with the quality of its food makes an excellent STEWART GARDEN ABOUT HOW THEY Alfie: Well, we wanted a fun video and decided to
Elphinstone (Tom’s bandmate in Shaven Primates). combination! FORGOT TO FILM THEIR VIDEO AND A LUCKY get all our friends and fans to film clips of us live and
The three of us got talking about potentially ESCAPE FROM BEING LACUNA CUSTARD film each other whenever we were in pubs or having
converting it into a full recording facility, and Any favourite local bands? a laugh. The section where we are walking down
begun planning in November 2018. Work started A few of our favourites rehearse at the studio, So, what came first the name or the band? Cowley road was filmed at about 11pm after Ritual
on the building in July 2019, and was completed including Ghosts in the Photographs, The Hope Alfie: The band started first under the name Union 2018 - we were meant to film it in the daytime
by December. The studio is run by Tom, Umair Burden, Crystalite, and of course Shaven Primates! Filth - we changed the name after getting into but forgot and had to do it on the walk between The
and Mark. an argument with another band with the same Library and The Bullingdon to the afterparty.
What engineers / producers do you have? title and also realising that it’s a shockingly bad
How many rooms have you got? Umair Chaudhry and Josh Thomas are the studio name. We only play one song currently that we Fave Lacuna t-shirt design? Alfie: Well, we’ve only
We have three live rooms, a vocal booth, two engineers. Umair has worked in many other did under our old name. Me and Tom were in a had one which Tom’s sister designed for us and we
guitar booths, kitchen area and control room. studios, including Keynote, Platform and Silver covers band throughout school called Jumping are super chuffed with those!
Street Studios in Reading, and Soundworks, the Gun with Harry from Truck Store - we had
What are your favourite bits of kit? Shaken Oak and Evolution studios in Oxford. one song of our own about a dog with a hat on, Lacuna Common have just released new single
That would have to be our Thermionic Culture but we mostly played Palma Violets covers and Learn to Feel.
Little Red Bustard! It was a steal, and they don’t Rates: £250 a day with discounts available on multiple bookings The Vaccines.
make this particular version anymore. It’s a valve Website: www.tadstudios.co.uk
summing mixer, and is great for saturating mixes Phone: 01865 600740
And why Lacuna? Alfie: We came up with
(Location - a short trip from the centre of Oxford or Bicester,
the way only tubes can. We had the inspiration situated on a farm in the village of Little Chesterton just off the Lacuna Common after going over a bunch of
MUZO
to light up our rooms with multi coloured LED A34.) words that we liked and thought it rolled off
the tongue. Lacuna means an abyss or void,
and by Common we mean a place you visit
AKADEMY
like Wimbledon Common, so it basically means
empty space.
If you weren’t called Lacuna Common?
Alfie: There were a few names knocking about
when we were deciding in a cafe, I think one might
have been Lacuna Custard or something awful.
Ever been mispelled on a poster? Alfie: There
was definitely one show where we were put as
Lucuna Common and a mean it’s not hard to
spell really, is it?
Favourite band name/worst ever? Alfie: De La
Soul is amazing, Oasis is a shit name when you
really think about it.
One of your favourite lyrics? Alfie: From English
Weather “We could do so much better but our
English ways act like the weather”
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in the sweaty atmosphere. Although most of
LIVE their songs are fast paced, even the slower
numbers are made grittier by lead singer Owen
Peach’s gravelly vocals. After their brilliant set,
one of Oxford’s most promising up and coming
bands Mother, hit the Wheatsheaf’s famous
stage with their delicious psychedelic rock and
grunge sounds. The eclectic style of each band
member comes through in their stage presence
and music, which seems to be leaning in a
heavier direction than before. Lead singer Josh is
especially charismatic and commands the stage.
Maracas and a siren which add an exciting flair,
enhance an already excellent show. Mother have
all the makings of a band that could hit the big
time, but for now we can enjoy the intimate gigs PEANESS, THE WHEATSHEAF
they play as one of Oxford’s best kept secrets.
(MB) Bouncing into town are Chester three - piece
Peaness and a sold out show awaits, perhaps
re-making acquaintances after playing Ritual this
year. Choppy guitars and bobbing bass lines are
the dish of the day but the happy happy joy joy of
Happy Mondays (Bez) © Tim Hughes
their music belies a rich vein of lyrical angst that
runs straight through many of the songs; beyond
HAPPY MONDAYS, O2 The Mondays never cease to be exciting. When
Bez and Shaun do appear, everyone from the
the superficial sweetness there is something
darker to behold. They have beautifully realised
ACADEMY age of 30 to 70 plus their children, go mental. surfer punk-pop sound and their performance
Kinky Afro gets played early. Get it out of the is taught and tight. Although some of the songs
I can’t get enough of Happy Mondays. This is way. There’s a spectacular range of their back start to sound the same towards the end of the
my sixth time across a period of 29 years which, catalogue, closing the show with WFL, but also set, Peaness are good company and only the
actually, isn’t enough. I’ve watched them down taking in Tart Tart from the 24 Hour Party People saltiest of sinners could not find something to
the front. I’ve watched them at the back. They LP, Mad Cyril off Bummed, Hallelujah from the like. (CF) Photo © Fyrefly Studios
get better. Madchester Rave On EP. Woah, the Mondays
If you’re unsold I put this down to a combination might have actually rehearsed.
of: 1) A rhythm section who are an entire record With the Mondays this is never a nostalgia trip.
Their live gigs are events. With the Mondays,
LITTLE BROTHER ELI, O2
collection resurrected in sound – Can, house,
everything brand new at the time they put their revisiting your back catalogue has no shame. ACADEMY
first LP out. 2) The stagecraft of Bez, Rowetta and Brilliant, brilliant. I went home after the gig and
Shaun Ryder. 3) Shaun Ryder’s lyrics. Recently quit my day job. When I’ve got some money in A big hometown show for Little Brother Eli who
published in a beautifully bound book by Faber & the bank again I might even buy one of their should be immediately applauded for taking
Faber. 4) You can dance to it. records. This is testament to where guitar music a chance and promoting their own night on
So yet again, I find myself, an embarrassing can go when you think wildly outside of the box. a larger stage, and they are rewarded with a
middle-aged man, shaking slightly from side to (JJ) decent pre - Chrimbo crowd. The band have
side near the illuminated window where you can a well-rehearsed and fully realised sound but
store your bag. I’m with about eight middle-aged pretty soon something starts to happen, a
mates and we’re all embarrassing each other. It’s
the Happy Mondays visit to Oxford. Who else are
MOTHER, THE WHEATSHEAF metamorphosis takes place live on the stage;
they drop new single Love Between Teens and
you gonna invite out? It’s not exactly a hot date, immediately the gig is briefly transformed.
Beloved High Street venue The Wheatsheaf has
is it? Awash with an 80s synth sheen, comparisons to
showcased the locals and touring bands on
But it’s a great show loaded with expertise, Adam Levine and Maroon 5 are easy, and lazy,
the way up for 25 years now and a DJ set from
thought and theatricality. Rowetta’s on stage but not without some truth - fabulous song. It’s
“general noisemaker” Tiger Mendoza sets the
first, Paul Ryder kicks in. There’s a chap on decks actually so good that it leaves much of the rest of
tone for a raucous night, with local favourites Flat
suggesting we’re down with the kids. The music’s the set far behind. They may have struck musical
Lager storming the stage soon after.
immediately great. But I’m sure I’m not alone in gold with their new sound and if this is the
A heavy mixture of alt rock and grunge, the
the audience thinking, hell, when’s Shaun Ryder direction Little Brother Eli are taking in 2020 then
young band hurled themselves around the
and Bez gonna appear? Maybe they’ve gone
stage, feeding off the equally energetic crowd count us in. (CF) Photo © Fyrefly Studios
AWOL? Fontaines DC © Fyrefly Studios
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SON OF DAVE, FAT LIL’S
LIVE WITNEY
We’re not 100% sure what happened here
tonight, but we like it. The underbelly of
Witney’s Fat Lil’s is taken over by the Spirit of
Rock’n’Roll, as Canadian blues-shaman Son of
Dave takes up residence and bets for our souls
in a beat-boxing game of craps. Hunched over
his harmonica and bourbon, our medicine-man
lays his carpet-bag of tricks out on a rickety table.
LUCY LEAVE, DEAF & HARD Wth Tommy Cooper-esque comedic charm
OF HEARING, OXFORD he pulls out an array of bizarre props, inviting a
couple of bemused-but-pliable guests on stage
– conjuring them up a bottle of wine and two
Lucy Leave’s new LP is getting some great reviews glasses, various sex-toy-like percussion items
and they can without doubt be described as a and an inflatable skeleton – which one of the
buzz band. Tonight’s show, with a crowd packed stage-guests surreally and straight-facedly blows
with stars from across Oxfordshire’s musical sky, up – really slowly – throughout the next track.
confirms this and the room is indeed a-buzz. The Tales of whisky and women dissolve into soul-
Primal Scream © Marc West performance starts slow and the band seem to groove remixes of 90s dancetracks and a driving,
lack the focus needed to pull anything out of mesmeric rhythm seeps into our spontaneously
their knowingly esoteric bag of tricks but they
PRIMAL SCREAM, O2 DIRTY HIT TOUR, THE soon reach a critical mass and find themselves
gyrating hip-bones. The apparently hypnotised
crowd inexplicably start doing the conga,
ACADEMY BULLINGDON careening through their set aboard a patched-up,
scratchy car crash of a sound. Superficially, it’s
weaving like a voodoo snake worthy of Kaa-on-
acid around the venue, and it’s all gone (Twin)
Independent British label Dirty Hit took over The a mess. But there is so much more happening. Peak Son of Dave.
With a bodily presence cool as Mo Tucker and eyes
Bullingdon to showcase some of their fresh young Sometimes closer to a spoken word performance,
wide awake as Cleveland, Ohio in the 70s, Bobby
talent. Oscar Lang kicked off the evening, bringing other times a wilfully disjointed DIY mash up and Later, in post-gig chats, our lyrical illusionist
Gillespie is back in Oxford. He’s wearing the three-
DIY pop out of the bedroom and onto the stage, yet other times, Pavement-style oblique grunge, relishes my delight as he flashes the contents of
piece pink suit most mods would die to buy second
adding a deeper dimension to it along the way. Lang’s Lucy Leave are clever. Very clever. Their songs a beaten up old leather suitcase that seems to
hand on eBay.
self-described “chill indie” sound is embodied in his seem to be deliberately designed to sound as if glow Tarantino-style – it’s actually, and hilariously,
Primal Scream have an interesting role in Oxford’s
aesthetic too; long hair and a cheeky attitude to they are about to fall apart and each scratchy lead stuffed full of dollar bills. A genuinely underrated
musical history because a 7” copy of Velocity Girl,
compliment his silky-smooth voice. Known previously break, cranky bass lick, looped vocal and tin-pan legend. Buy his latest record or go see him
which follows Swastika Eyes tonight, was stocked in
as ‘Pig’ before embracing his given name for Dirty Hit, drum tap is actually carefully choreographed and yourself ‘cos what happens in Lil’s stays in Lil’s –
Our Price, next to McDonalds, opposite Pret. Blue,
he croons about nostalgia, loneliness, and adolescent lovingly placed in each song. And, pleasingly, they conga and all. (AN)
purple and glorious as skiving. As a teenager, you
troubles on songs like Teenage Hurt with no lack of have things to say. An asymmetric commentary
could go in and look at it. It was in the indie section for
charm and style. Next up is Filipino artist No Rome on the human condition is bolted, stapled, Photo © Michael Butterworth
about two years. No-one in the know had any money
who commands the stage. His intoxicating mix of r’n’b glued and hammered to the contraption of their Glovebox Live
to buy it, but we all went to have a look. Who knows
how many local bands it inspired. I think it was £1.99. and electronic dream pop is well received, especially (eventually) quite wonderful performance. (CF)
It’s interesting for that reason to hear it in town tonight. on his final track Narcissist, where he jumps into the
Our Price also stocked Sonic Flower Groove, their first middle of the crowd who sing along to every last
word. And finally, Beabadoobee, the 19-year-old guitar
JAWS, THE BULLINGDON
album, on cassette. I think that was £4.99.
Yet nothing could quite prepare the world for the prodigy who has been playing for only two years Birmingham’s Indie four piece Jaws manage to
release of Loaded, or Screamadelica - that embracing which you’d never guess from her quiet confidence. sell out the backroom of the Bully and their fans
of performance and electronica which, after a reprise From the moment she walks on, the crowd goes are young and eager, all pretty much dressed like
of I’m Losing More Than I’ll Ever Have, pre-remix, wild with the front and centre turning to a mass of the band. Local, boisterous four piece Lacuna
happens on stage in front of our eyes. jumping bodies. On the fringes though, the effect Common set the tone, but tonight, Jaws just don’t
Gillespie is a great soul singer these days. Proof that is underwhelming if they’re not already familiar with deliver quite the same zest. Highlights are perhaps
listening to records really is in all our every guitar riff or lyric.. This didn’t seem to bother her prematurely the opening song; Driving at Night,
best interests. A live, bursting musical energy advising core fans however; who continued to enjoy every sounding like a muted version of New Order (in a
which record you should be picking up next. It’s moment. (MB) good way) and the very last song Gold, a crowd
probably a Neil Young record in my case. (JJ) pleaser from the first album. Everything in between
is a dream-pop, grungey-but-samey haze which
the crowd lap-up, even if no-one on stage seemed
to match their energy. (AG)
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Special mention to Dublin City Sky, which sounds
RANT N favourites, this felt like a nostalgia gig. His script
LIVE a bit of a dirge recorded, not quite their comfort
zone, but which springs to life live making me
frantically research whether it’s a Pogues cover I ROLL!
showed, especially when he stumbled over familiar
jokes, and his merch promotion teetered just the
wrong side of irony. Perhaps his quickfire wit could
didn’t know. have saved us in a venue less cavernous than the
Keeping the best ‘til the very last is the one
Spoken Word Scene New Theatre but, like the missed-chance warm-up
Photo © Fyrefly Studios
minute something blitzkrieg of Big and we’re with Owen Collins talents of Luke Wright and Mike Garry, who seemed
near turning over the tables (typically, in this to be performing to an audience that would have
modern version of what constitutes a near punk fitted into that South Manchester pub, JCC’s
experience, they’re screwed to the floor and REVIEWS intimate anarchy didn’t reach the back of the stalls.
going nowhere). They’d have to seek help if they Fuck it. Go see him. He’s a legend. And judging by
even attempted to follow that. (SG) OXFORD JAZZ MASTERS: THE that cough, it might be your last chance. (Guest
writer RW)
ENDLESS SCREAM, BURTON TAYLOR
YAZZ AHMED, SJE ARTS, STUDIO
Bills itself as “a cocktail of improvised music, PREVIEWS
OXFORD spoken word and visual projection”, although poet
Alan O’Cain introduces it as “part art lecture, part
Through generations of cultural exchange, certain jazz concert.” I’ll be honest, I don’t particularly
musical modes and melodic patterns inextricably understand jazz, nor have much knowledge of
FONTAINES DC, O2 and instantly continue to evoke specific cultures Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, the subject
or nations. A perfect demonstration of this is the of tonight’s gig. What I do know is that over two
ACADEMY astonishing finesse with which Yazz Ahmed melds interminable hours, the Endless Scream certainly
her Arabic heritage and its musical traditions with lives up to its name.
The rise of the Dubliners (with a little help from large ensemble jazz. The trio of George Haslam, Richard Leigh Harris
Idles and Shame) has been nothing short of and Steve Kershaw kick us off, their improv opening
spectacular and if you need any proof, this gig “World music” is a very dated term for non-western resembling a bass-heavy cousin to the overture
has had the ‘sold out’ signs up for a long, long music, but almost works here, perhaps global music of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers – so far, so good.
time and I’ll raise you a Mercury nomination. is more precise. Ahmed stands tall as in a curator With the assistance of more pedals than you can
Post punk 2.0 is a thing. at the centre of dense tapestry; picking gossamer shake a paintbrush at, it then morphs into a weird
Expectation hangs heavy in the air – ‘can threads of jazz tropes, Arabic melodies, Louisiana space-age jam, Kershaw’s double bass somehow
they do it in such a big venue’ the pertinent brass rhythms and that New York cool, weaving producing the soundscape for a war torn
them together. Though these are her compositions
ROB AUTON: THE TIME SHOW
question. A big part of us wishes this was a planetarium. Some background on Munch, a short That the shaggy-bearded Rob Auton has brought
more intimate affair but these days may be she does not take a lead role as much as the interval, and then… God knows. O’Cain’s poetry his latest show to the Glee Club, in a city full of
long gone for these guys, sadly. playing leader, guiding the musicians and audience (what little of it there is) is sadly forgettable, while literary venues, should give you an insight into
Things are off to a slow start (they audaciously on a psychedelic and beautiful journey. Van der Graaf Generator’s David Jackson, playing what to expect. Brilliant verse, yes, but packed to
play unfamiliar songs, which aren’t without the part of a leather-clad sprite-cum-shepherd the pores with Edinburgh regular Auton’s surreal
On top of all this there is another striking and and cavorting across the Burton Taylor playing
promise, especially Televised Mind which is comedy. Still somehow underappreciated on the
unexpected facet to Ahmed’s latest suite two saxophones simultaneously, only adds to the
all Dick Dale surfin’ twang) until the roaring live spoken word circuit, Auton is a master of stand-
Polyhumnia from which most of tonight’s set is cacophonous bewilderment.
Television Screen grabs us by the neck and up poetry, so pull back the chinfuzz and discover
taken; while predominantly instrumental, each A bell tolls. The performance ends. I leave, knowing
we have a one – way ticket on the Fontaines something magnificent.
piece is a semi-narrative response to important a bit more about Edvard Munch, and certain that I
rollercoaster.. GLEE AT THE BULLINGDON MARCH 1 .
women, which only serves to add more depth, really, really don’t understand jazz. (OC)
Frontman Grian Chatten is a brooding context and weight to what is already a fascinating
presence, a tractor beam to your eyes with a performance. (MCJ) JOHN COOPER CLARKE, NEW
raw kinetic energy, and there’s no doubting he ALT – RIGHT ON THE NIGHT / TOO
means it – he thuds the mic stand and glowers
THEATRE PRETTY TO PUNCH
Photo © Juan Remo
Once, I was in the right place at the right time. Early For those who like their acerbic spoken word to
throughout, he is pure, uncut charisma - he
in 1976 at an unsuspecting folk night in the dingy come with a dramatic narrative and a topical bite,
doesn’t give too much away though – he just
upstairs room of a South Manchester pub, in loped the Old Fire Station has got a brace of intriguing
does his thing and it’s a solitary ‘Cheers’ after
the lank, spiky form of someone I soon learnt was productions one night after the other. The former
it all. John Cooper Clarke. By the end of the evening his
Shit gets real with a 1-2-3 of Boys from the promises punk rock, radicalisation and Lidls
sharp, acerbic words had lacerated my idea of what carparks, while the latter is the brainchild of poetry-
Better Land, Too Real from their pretty damn ‘folk’ was. I was hooked. slamming “trans warrior” Edalia Day. Each night
faultless debut Dogrel, and the straighter punk Tonight was the wrong place at the wrong time. offers hilarity and defiance – given the state of the
rock, like one the Undertones should have In loped the inestimable JCC, still lank, despite world, we might be in sore need of both by then.
put out, their debut single Liberty Belle, which introducing ‘Get back on drugs, you fat fuck,’ with They’re certainly worth a try.
sends everyone batty. gags about his weight but, laden with (very) old OLD FIRE STATION FEBRUARY 21 / 22
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WHAT’S IN YOUR RECORD COLLECTION
LOVELY EGGS
So much to like about the Lovely Eggs; An actual married couple and 100% cottage industry (no
management agent or publisher) their new album I Am Moron, with Dave Fridmann at the heart of it, is
possibly their most gloriously bonkers yet, The recording was put on hold to fight the eviction of the Twin
Peaks of Northern England’ Lancaster music Co-Op where it was recorded. Ahead of their latest visit to
Oxford, the riotous kaleidescopic duo talked to Stewart Garden about where their music loves lie.
What was the first (and last) record you bought? Which band do you have absolutely everything
LE: Fraggle Rock by The Fraggles when I was about of? LE: I think we have all of the West Coast Pop
5 or 6. There’s no independent record shop where Art Experimental Band. All the Velvet Underground.
we live so we can only pick stuff up when we’re When I was a teenager I loved Sonic Youth and
travelling round. But the last record we were given Nirvana and was a lot more obsessive about
was the soundtrack to Wild at Heart. What a beauty!! music so I think I must have all of their albums.
Grandaddy we have the lot of. And Black Sabbath.
You have to leave your house in a hurry – you There’s probably loads more too.
can take one record – what is it? LE: Simon and
Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water. It was one Did a record inspire you to form a band or play
of my dad’s old records. He died 20 years ago so that live? LE: Yeah for me, Never Mind the Bollocks by
is probably the most precious record to me. the Sex Pistols, and Nirvana. But live wise it was all
the female bands playing back in the 90s at the
Favourite producer and why? LE: Dave Fridmann! time like Hole, Babes in Toyland, L7, Bratmobile,
Obvs!! Firstly because he is an absolutely amazing Huggy Bear, Verruca Salt, Bikini Kill etc. That’s what
producer and has recorded and mixed some of really fired me up and made me believe that I could
our favourite records. He gets the most amazing do it and be in a band.
sounds and is so fearless and experimental.
Secondly, because he was brave/stupid enough First dance at your wedding? LE: I Only have Eyes
to take on two idiots like us! We left a drunken for You (Mercury Rev version).
message on his studio answerphone asking him if
he would work with us and a YEAR later he emailed Favourite lyric? “Be not schmuck, be not
us back and said yes! And it’s been a joy! obnoxious, Be not bellbottom bummer or asshole
Remember the story of Pablo Picasso, He could
Favourite sleeve ever and why? LE: That’s hard to walk down your street, And girls could not resist
say because there are so many good ones. And his stare, Pablo Picasso was never called an
sometimes the best sleeves have the most shittest asshole” (Jonathan Richman).
records in ‘em. We’ve always been really keen on
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thoughtfully produced by the
erudite Tony Poole from Bennett
Wilson Poole, and Starry Eyed &
Laughing.
It’s Oxford that lends a backdrop
to many of singer Ant Kelly’s
reflections; geographically,
socially and politically. With the
welcome additions of brass
and reed instruments sensitively at the Mouth’s crooning vocals
played by Ed Bressan, Claire provide a welcome break from
Heaviside, Andy Boyd and Bethan the instrumentation behind it; it’s
MacDonald along with Alix a cut that I wish delivered more
LUCY LEAVE – EVERYONE
Champ’s harmonies, the band substance. Matter in Motion
IS DOING SO WELL have built an altogether bigger, provides the most amount of
more solid and well-arranged interest, with far better blending
Forgive the lack of overall
sound but without losing the of its sounds than elsewhere on
composure and hit-and-miss
spirit of their songs. I can’t begin the EP, and an unsettled, off-kilter
production, and what sells Lucy
to list the riffs and phrases that beat. My biggest issue with the
Leave’s new album is its pure
evoke a memory of another time, record is that it never escapes
- natured intentions. Imagine
or reflections of other artists and sounding like a videogame
Minutemen’s stoic, bedroom-
genres - there are too many to soundtrack, rarely conveying
borne sound dressed up to play
name. And anyway it wouldn’t emotion due to its overly-clean and
as the evening entertainment
be helpful to dismember what in unlikeably crisp production. (MP)
for a cocktail bar; Everyone
its entirety makes an original, yet
Is Doing So Well roughly fits
comfortingly familiar sound. (DW) ABANDON - VIGILANCE
that bill, being more than
happy to saunter around in the
background of whatever you’re The second album from the
doing. The chords are hazy, post-rock/slowcore trio is a slow
the lyrics feel partly disgruntled brewing and rounded listen,
and partly cynical, whilst the heavy with intonations from
vocals range from Joni Mitchell- Creation Records-era shoegaze
esque on Snow to classically groups but lacking in sparkle.
indie on Pea Costumer. Its Lead single Fear of the Future
uncomplicated tone and is the strongest cut here, eerie
unforceful delivery can feel a and estranged if a little unsubtle
bit lax at points, but it never with that on-the-nose title. The
feels like the band are uncaring second half is where the record
or corner-cutters. A rewarding really drags, with the blaring and
listen that doesn’t try too hard, uncomfortable synths on Our
whose quirkier and sometimes MOSA – I SOLD YOU AND Roots Know being particularly
twisted side delivers charm, and YOU SOLD ME off-putting. Closer, True Colours
whose eclectic inspirations give has a troubled start, but I found
it genuine taste. (MP) Mosa’s new EP struggles to enjoyment in its cavern-filling
convey excitement, never feeling final few minutes, with the
like it gets off the ground despite classically metallic chords
its short runtime. A dark, political ringing strong. Vigilance has its
THE SHAPES – LIVE IN THE premise makes up the theming moments, but they are fleeting,
MOMENT of the record, and yet I was and while the size of its sound is
hard pressed to determine what certainly immersive, it offers little
The release of this debut album message it had to offer. The reason to lose yourself within
introduces a new era after title track plays like a slimmed it. (MP)
the recent addition of extra down industrial cut, lacking
members, all of which has been depth and intention. Foaming
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